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Locals in Nepaja throw fireballs at one another as part of annual religious celebration.

Report claims area's economy and infrastructure have been devastated by economic blockade and war.

Thai police said second man arrested speaks Turkish and handled explosives found at Bangkok address.

Transport, banking, and other essential services badly affected by day-long strike announced by trade unions.

The town could be the region's oldest civilisation, older than Cambodia's Angkor Wat.

Some students of Hillsboro High School walked out, while others staged a counter-protest.

The young footballers face up to 20 years in federal prison and hefty fines if convicted.

Agency issues 10 flood warnings and 44 flood alerts across country for overnight.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis cites 'God's authority' in her continued refusal to issue marraige licenses to gay couples.

Spanish police detain drivers carrying migrant hidden next to car engine.

35 mile Gotthard Base Tunnel will mean journey from Zurich to Milan will take just 2hrs 50 minutes.

Calls for Britain to take more Syrian refugees as bloody conflict tears country apart.

Pope Francis calls for pardoning women who undergo abortion and doctors who perform the procedure.

Renowned concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko was found with injuries which proved fatal.

The current El Nino event could have devastating consequences for agriculture and disease as well as causing heavy rain.

Saudi pilgrim on smart wheel has left Muslims questioning the use of unicycle to perform holy pilgrimage.

Footage shows man in China saving life of girl hanging from fourth-floor apartment window.

Turkish, Dutch and British police involved in operation to trace missing family.

Commemorative £20 coin is designed to show Elizabeth from five different portraits at various points throughout her 63-year-reign.

Dear rest of Europe: this is how Germany welcomes the 800,000 migrants it expects this year.

Soldiers and allied Sunni militiamen were killed in the onslaught on Haditha.

Amnesty petition decry rape sanction after brother elopes with married woman of superior caste.

Suspicions arose over after Belgian said Olympic games design bore similarities to his 2013 logo.

A total of 407 arrests were made over the weekend, which also saw a policeman bitten.

"You're finally going to be happy in heaven. No more pain," she told him in one message.

Treasure hunters are flocking to Walbrzych in south-west Poland to search for a Nazi gold train.

Former Leicester MP not compelled to attend central criminal court in London over sex offences.

Greek authorities arrest crew of vessel carrying unspecified weapons cargo.

Drone operator taken into custody for flying a drone within 50ft of a police helicopter chasing a suspect